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China Jails Hong Kong Journalist For Spying

HeadlineSep 01, 2006

In China, a Hong Kong journalist has been sentenced to five years in prison for spying on behalf of Taiwan. Ching Cheong, a reporter for Singapore’s Straits Times, was tried behind closed doors after being detained for more than a year. Human rights groups say his case marks a warning to local and foreign journalists working in China.

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